Professional Experience

2006 - present, Board Director, Desi Geestman Foundation

2005 - present, Physician, Department of Pediatrics, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2003 - 2005, Director, Cancer Survivorship Clinic, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

2002 - present, Founding Member, Children’s Hospice and Care

1997 - 2005, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1996 - 1997, Instructor of Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine

Medical License and Board Certifications

2003, American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

1998, American Board of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

1992, American Board of Pediatrics, Re-certified, 1999

1992, State of California

Education and Training

1992 - 1996, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Fellow

1991 - 1992, Creighton University/University of Nebraska, Combined Pediatric Residency Program, Resident and Chief Resident

1990 - 1991, Creighton University, Department of Pediatrics, Resident

1989 - 1990, Creighton University, Department of Pediatrics, Internship

1985 - 1989, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, M.D.

1979 - 1983, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, B.S.M.T.

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 06/08.

Honors and Awards

2004, Carsen Russell Crouch Memorial Lectureship, CHLA

2003, Best Abstract Award, European Association Palliative Care, 8th Congress, Den Hague, Netherlands

2002, These Three Words, Honoree for Pediatric Palliative Care

2001, Barbara Korsch Award for Excellence in Medical Education